Gardening Blogs

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Mother Nature was most benevolent today, allowing me to finish nearly all of my lingering outside duties in 65° weather before the rains hit later this afternoon. This gives me great relief, as there's nothing worse for a gardener than facing the doldrums of winter with chores left undone.

By my count, I planted something in the neighborhood of 115 bulbs (and a few other stragglers) today with the help of my trusty new auger. I'll never plant bulbs without it again. Here's the line-up of what hit the dirt today:

Hi Michael! I've had hit-and-miss luck with the voodoo lily bulbs. Seems like the soil has to be just perfect: rich but well-draining. This one was stunning: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsdiner/553979493/in/set-72057594058323652I keep trying! :)